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"Every club gets linked with different people, the club might have no interest. You just get speculation, and it happens at every club. But they would go a long way to find one as good as him."

Hayden Mullins, Watford’s assistant Under-23 coach, spoke to the club’s website about the development of his players

“We are just trying to develop and help them as much as we can. We've been really happy with the development of a lot of the boys. You learn it's not all about results, although it's hard not to look at them.

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“You've got to look at the development of individuals, like Michael Folivi, Carl Stewart and Brandon Mason; Dennon [Lewis] and Alex [Jakubiak], who are both out on loan. Hopefully that is where we are affecting the boys in readying them for the next step in their journey, which is first-team football. It's not easy but if we can help, then great.”

Steven Berghuis told Dutch paper De Telegraaf that he expects to return to the club next season once his loan spell with Feyenoord comes to an end

“As it looks now, I’m just back after this season to Watford. The club has bought me from AZ Alkmaar for €6.5m.

“But what I should cost Feyernoord now, I do not know, and I am not asking. That is for after the season.”

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Steve Harrison, the former Watford player and manager, hailed the club’s former physio Billy Hails, who passed away on Monday

“He knew his football and he sat on the bench with Graham (Taylor) at a time when it was only the manager, the coach, the physio and one sub in the dugout. I was usually a sub when I was playing and Graham would always ask his opinion, and he valued his opinion.

“When you’re on the side of the pitch you get embroiled in the emotive side of football, but Bill was always a calming influence and the gaffer took a lot of notice of his thoughts and ideas. In fact, Bill’s views were always highly regarded with the players and the coaching staff.”

Tommie Hoban wants to make it in the Watford first team (Photo by Tony Marshall/Getty Images)

Blackburn loanee Tommie Hoban told the Lancashire Telegraph he still has hopes of breaking into the Watford first team

“Blackburn has been brilliant, I am enjoying my time here and I just want to try and finish the season as strong as I can and then go back to Watford and look to have a good pre-season.

“My goal is still to play for Watford in the Premier League, that’s what I want to do and if I can do that then great.

“Hopefully I will be given that opportunity but we’ll just have to wait and see what happens in the summer.”